Charles Dickens uses extreme imagery and characterization to push the reader into the story and really feel like the reader is in the setting with the characters. Often times the author is just blatantly telling you what the characters are like. Dickens definitely doesn't do this. He is super descriptive and uses imagery to enhance the reader's understanding.
One of the instances where Dickens used imagery and characterisation to the maximum was when describing the Monseigneur. Dickens uses a good portion of the chapter just describing how the Monseigneur likes and eat his chocolate. Chocolate was considered very precious and only the regal had it. “ but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur , without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.” (p.79) The image of the four men feeding Monseigneur is very clearly seen, and just helps reiterate how high on the social scale he is on. Just this instance shows the extent that Dickens extends on how extravagant the aristocracy is as a class.
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Madame Defarge is a very evolving character. She is very against the aristocracy but no one quite knows why. Later is is revealed that they killed her entire family. Again Charles Dickens doesn't fall short is describing Defarge. “ Madame Defarge was a stout woman of about his own age, with a watchful eye that seldom seemed to look at anything, a large hand heavily ringed , a steady face, strong features, and great composure of manner.”(p.24) The image of Madame Defarge is almost painted in front of your eyes. Another great detail about Defarge is that she knitted the details of the spies that come into her wine shop. She is the only one that can read it and provides a very mysterious air to Defarge. “Deftly knitting an extra something into his name that boded him no good.”